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EYEGLASSES.

NO.- 296,886. PatentedApr. l5, 1884.

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CHARLES F. SPENCER, OF ROCHESTER, NEVV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES F. MARSH AND FLETCHER M. THRASHER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 296,886, dated April 15, 1884.

Application filed February 23, 1884.

To all whom t may concern,.- Be it known that I, CHARLES F. SPENCER of Rochester, Monroe county, New York, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Eyeglasses; andl do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a front elevation of a pair of eyeglasses, showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the glasses and its attachments. Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of one of the pads enlarged.

My improvement relates to attachments to eyeglasses to prevent them from slipping from the nose, or from turning over, as upon a pivot, in leaning forward or inclining downward.

The invention consists in combining with the glasses arms pivoted on the inner side andnear the top, pads attached to the outer ends of the arms for bearing against the nose in the hollow part near the eyebrows, and sliding blocks attached on the inner edge and on the lower side of the glasses, and adjustable higher and lower, for bearing against the broad part of the nose, all as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A A show the ordinary glasses, and B shows the connectingspring.

My improvement is as follows:

C C are two short arms pivoted at a a to the inner edges of the frames and near the top, and capable of being turned inward thereon to a position at right angles to the frame, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In this position the ends of the arms reach into the narrow angle of the upper end of the nose, closely under the eyebrows. Vhen not in use, the arms can be turned down in line with the frame, as

are made of any suitable material, but are (No model.)

preferably concave on the bearing side, and they are attached to the ends of the arms by studs d d, which allow a loose or rolling movement to the pads, to enable them to adapt themselves to the nose in whatever position they are placed.

E E are small blocks attached to the inner edges of the glass-frames at the lower sides thereof, and forming bearings below the pads, and independent thereof, which rest against the broad part of the nose. These blocks are attached by screws ff, and are adjustable up and down to different heights, as indicated by the full and dotted lines, Fig. 1.

Ordinary eyeglasses have attachments that tit only the ceptral and broad part of the nose. This portion of the nose is in constant motion by the muscular action, and it is also much inclined, and the tendency of the glasses is to constantly slip up and off, and also to turn, as on a pivot, when the head is inclined forward or downward, and there is great difficulty in keeping the eyeglasses in place. The narrow upper part of the nose, directly under the eyebrows, presents a natural hollow, best adapted to receive the bearings of the glasses, and this part of the nose is always quiet and affected very little by muscular action; hence I have specially adopted straight bearingarms and pivoted them to the upper edges of the glass-fram es, so that they stand at right angles thereto and reach directly into this hollow of the nose. Attached in this way the glasses will maintain their position', and are not easily shaken off.

The combining of the lower bearings, E E, with the arms and pads above described secures a bearing against the central broad part of the nose, and prevents any tilting of the glasses or any tendency to slide down. They forni braces, and, by being adjustable higher or lower, are adapted t0 all forms and sizes of noses.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a pair of eyeupper inner edges of the glass-frames, capa-ble separate bearingb1oeks attached to the lower of being turned at right angles to the seme7 inner edges of the frames, as shown and deand pads attached to the outer ends of the scribed, and for the purpose specified. arms, as shown and described, and for the I In Witness Whereoi I have hereunto signed 5 purpose specified. ,l my name in the presence of two subscribing I5 2. The combination, with a pair of eyewitnesses.

glasses, of arms pivoted or attached to the up- (JI-IAS. F. SPENCER. 1 per inner edges of the glass-frames, capable Xfitnesses: of being turned at right angles thereto, pads R. F. OsG'ooD,

Io attached to the outer ends of the arms, and JACOB SPAHN. 

